Magpas rescue

Mapgas Air Ambulance rushed to the scene of a man injured in fall from height near Kimbolton late this morning.

They were called to the scene At 11.56 this morning.

Magpas Doctor Steve Cory-Bass and Paramedic Dan Cody arrived in a rural location close to Kimbolton, via the Magpas Air Ambulance.

They had been called to treat a man who suffered a fall from a loft.

The Magpas enhanced medical team assessed the patient (in his 60’s) who had sustained multiple injuries, fortunately these were not life threatening.

They administered pain relief before he was transported to Peterborough City Hospital by land ambulance.

An EEAST ambulance paramedic crew were also in attendance.

WEATHER FORECAST

How it is looking tonight and tomorrow

Regional forecast for East of England from the Met Office.

Turning mostly dry, but staying breezy overnight. Sunny start Friday.

Cloudy Cambridgeshire

This Evening and Tonight: Any lingering outbreaks of rain through the evening will soon clear eastwards, with clouds breaking. A mostly dry night is then expected, with clear spells. However it will stay breezy with a few showers possible. Minimum Temperature 5 °C.

Friday: A generally dry and sunny start, with any early showers soon easing. However southeasterly winds wills strengthen, with local gales possible. Outbreaks of rain are then possible later. Maximum Temperature 10 °C.

Outlook for Saturday to Monday: Dry, but rather cloudy Saturday, with outbreaks of rain likely in the east. Frost and fog risk early Sunday, then dry and sunny. Similar Monday, but increasingly cloudy and breezy.

A weather warning is also in force this weekend

Gales are expected to affect some southern parts of England and Wales on Friday and into Saturday morning. The most likely scenario is for inland locations to see a relatively short period of 40-50 mph gusts.

Windward coastal areas will see a longer period of 50 to 60 mph gusts with isolated gusts to 70 mph.

Some travel disruption is possible as well as some trees being brought down. Some heavy rain may also bring surface water issues to parts of southwest England and south Wales.

There remains a low likelihood of gusts reaching 80 mph in some exposed southern counties.

A14 lorry crash

One lane still blocked

There are still delays after a lorry hit a bridge on the A14 eastbound between J23 A141 Spittals Way (Spittals Interchange) and J24 A1198 / B1044 Cambridge Road (Godmanchester),

There are still tailbacks on the A14 to J21 A1 (Brampton Hut).

Lane one (of two) is closed. Accident was reported to be cleared but is in fact still there.

For reports of the event as it happened click to see our earlier live blog.

POLICE APPEAL

Breaking News: renewed appeal in Corrie McKeague investigation

Corrie McKeague

Police are renewing appeals to trace three people captured on CCTV around the time of the last confirmed sighting of missing Corrie McKeague.

Following previous appeals, police still need to trace two individuals shown on CCTV – a cyclist and an older gentleman – as potential witnesses. A name had been given for the older gentleman but the named individual has been traced and was found not to be the man pictured.

Work continues to positively identify the cyclist too, and police are renewing appeals for either of these men to come forward or anyone who can help to get in touch. Police are now releasing a further image of a person who also needs to be identified.

On December 8 police released some CCTV images of figures seen in the vicinity of the ‘horseshoe’ between 3.15am and 5.20am on Saturday 24 September.

Police have been trying to find better images of these individuals, leading to the release of the further images on January 13. Now a better image of one person, believed to feature in the images released on December 8 as being in the area around 5.15 – 5.20am, has been obtained and this is also being released to see if the person can be identified.

These are the last of the individuals seen on foot in the area between these times that have yet to be traced. All of those featured in the CCTV images issued are potential witnesses who could have information that might assist and detectives are asking them or anyone who knows who they are to get in touch.

Detective Superintendent Katie Elliott said that work to locate Corrie continues to be a priority. “This case has been managed in the same way as any other major investigation undertaken by the Joint Norfolk and Suffolk Major Investigations Team.This means that all information is managed on the computer system used to assist major investigations, that those people involved in the investigation have the correct level of training and the investigation has been overseen and resourced in accordance with national guidance on major investigations.

“We have had to work through the information provided in a logical way and follow systematic processes to ensure everything is looked at in detail. This has involved re-visiting and going over much of the work we have carried out too. “Our aim from the outset has been to find Corrie. To that end we have searched extensively the places where he was likely to be found. Some locations have been searched more than once using specially trained officers, dogs and technical equipment, and this is normal practice in searches of this kind. The initial most likely scenario was that Corrie had tried somehow to get home from Bury St Edmunds and had come to harm and to that end searches focussed on the areas where he may have been had he tried to get back to RAF Honington.

“Later in the investigation more detailed searches have been carried out and some places have been re-visited. Our search strategy has been reviewed by peers, by another force and advice has been sought from the police national search advisor. As in any major investigation the search strategy remains under review as the case progresses and different scenarios become more or less likely or new information becomes available.

“We have also prioritised the viewing of CCTV for the places where Corrie was most likely to be seen and then worked out from there. A systematic approach gives assurance that he has not been missed on CCTV as some of the images are not clear and need to be viewed multiple times and by trained operatives to gain this level of assurance. We have tested the CCTV to see whether there is any way that he could have left the horseshoe area without being seen. We have identified nearly all of the people who were in the horseshoe area either shortly before or after Corrie went in there. As other locations have come into the investigation we have reviewed CCTV from these places to see if it assists the case.

“Over £300,000 has so far been spent on the investigation and we are putting every effort into finding Corrie. We have drawn on local and national experts and have been open to review by other forces and have continued to resource the search to find Corrie. The activities we have undertaken to date have been based on information and facts and not on assumptions. “Although at this stage we have not received any information from the company employed by Nicola Urquhart, as soon as we receive any information that the company chooses to pass to the police this will be considered as part of the ongoing enquiry. Any details coming into the investigation will be checked across the information held, and we continue to work in partnership with a number of agencies including the RAF on the continuing enquiry.

“What is crucially important is that the public provide any information they have about Corrie’s disappearance directly to the police in order that it can be properly recorded and investigated. The police don’t want to miss that vital piece of information that may help them to find Corrie.”

Any information relating to Corrie’s disappearance or about the potential witnesses should be passed to the incident room on 01473 782019. Alternatively you can call 101 and ask to speak to the team. Ends Please see attached for the relevant images – including two of the individual seen in the area around 5.15am, one that has previously been released and the new image.

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Busway protest

Stay tuned later tonight

We’ll be live blogging from a public meeting about the controversial busway this evening.

The meeting will bring together residents with members of the Local Liaison Forum (LLF) and campaigners from Smarter Cambridge Transport, who will put forward alternative routes and solutions to the project.

More details about the meeting can be found here:

ROADS

How it is looking out there

M11 - ESSEX - NORTHBOUND Updated One lane closed and very slow traffic due to overturned vehicle on M11 Northbound between J8

M11 - ESSEX - SOUTHBOUND New Very slow traffic due to people slowing to look at accident on M11 Southbound around J9 A11 Saffron Walden. Accident is Northbound. on M11 between J8 and J9.

A14 - CAMBRIDGESHIRE - EASTBOUND One lane closed, queueing traffic and delays due to accident and debris on road on A14 Eastbound between J23 A141 Spittals Way (Spittals Interchange) and J24 A1198 / B1044 Cambridge Road (Godmanchester), congestion on A14 to J21 A1 (Brampton Hut). Note change of details. Lane one (of two) is closed. Accident was reported to be cleared but is in fact still there.